Question 1

Tearoom Trade by Laud Humphreys and The Nude Beach by Jack Douglas and Paul Rasmussen are examples of what kind of research?

Accepted Answer

A)  participant observation 
B)  uniform crime reports 
C)  self-report surveys 
D)  biographical 
A)  participant observation 
B)  uniform crime reports 
C)  self-report surveys 
D)  biographical A

Question 2

Self-report studies provide victim-based data for estimating the prevalence and incidence of crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

How often are NCVS participants interviewed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Once per year. 
B)  Twice per year. 
C)  Three times per year. 
D)  Four times per year. 
A)  Once per year. 
B)  Twice per year. 
C)  Three times per year. 
D)  Four times per year. B

Question 4

Using NCVS data we know that ______ of all victimizations are reported to police.

Accepted Answer

A)  less than one-quarter 
B)  less than one -half 
C)  more than one-half 
D)  almost all 
A)  less than one-quarter 
B)  less than one -half 
C)  more than one-half 
D)  almost all

Question 5

Victimization data allows analysts to estimate how much crime exists that is

Accepted Answer

A)  not reported to the police. 
B)  frivolous. 
C)  committed for fun and games. 
D)  redundant with those reported to the police. 
A)  not reported to the police. 
B)  frivolous. 
C)  committed for fun and games. 
D)  redundant with those reported to the police.

Question 6

Self-report studies provide

Accepted Answer

A)  police-based data. 
B)  offender-based data. 
C)  victim-based data. 
D)  incident-based data. 
A)  police-based data. 
B)  offender-based data. 
C)  victim-based data. 
D)  incident-based data.

Question 7

Comparative criminology allows criminologists to view crime from a variety of theoretical perspectives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Who compiles the Unified Crime Reporting statistics (UCR)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Local police departments and state officials. 
B)  The Bureau of Justice Statistics. 
C)  The FBI. 
D)  Academic criminologists at "Research 1" schools. 
A)  Local police departments and state officials. 
B)  The Bureau of Justice Statistics. 
C)  The FBI. 
D)  Academic criminologists at "Research 1" schools.

Question 9

Police face pressures to have both high and low numbers of arrests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Although life-histories and criminal biographies may not be generalizable, they nonetheless offer useful information about crime and criminality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is the hierarchy rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  The requirement that only the most serious offense is coded for UCR reporting. 
B)  The requirement that the FBI must estimate statistics for agencies that do not supply their own data. 
C)  The practice of viewing UCR data as superior to that in the NCVS. 
D)  The rule that unofficial measures of crime must only be used when official measures are unavailable. 
A)  The requirement that only the most serious offense is coded for UCR reporting. 
B)  The requirement that the FBI must estimate statistics for agencies that do not supply their own data. 
C)  The practice of viewing UCR data as superior to that in the NCVS. 
D)  The rule that unofficial measures of crime must only be used when official measures are unavailable.

Question 12

Where are murder rates highest according to the UCR?

Accepted Answer

A)  The murder rate is higher in rural areas than urban areas. 
B)  The murder rate is higher in urban areas than rural areas. 
C)  Murder rates are highest in the South, and lowest in the West. 
D)  Murder rates vary dramatically from year to year, making it impossible to track such trends. 
A)  The murder rate is higher in rural areas than urban areas. 
B)  The murder rate is higher in urban areas than rural areas. 
C)  Murder rates are highest in the South, and lowest in the West. 
D)  Murder rates vary dramatically from year to year, making it impossible to track such trends.

Question 13

The UCR provides information on

Accepted Answer

A)  four violent street crimes offenses. 
B)  four property crime offenses. 
C)  victimization rates per 100,000 people. 
D)  both a and b above 
A)  four violent street crimes offenses. 
B)  four property crime offenses. 
C)  victimization rates per 100,000 people. 
D)  both a and b above

Question 14

Which of the following is not a cause of distortion of UCR data?

Accepted Answer

A)  "crusades" against particular crimes 
B)  intentional manipulation of data by police 
C)  technological changes 
D)  all of these are sources of UCR distortion 
A)  "crusades" against particular crimes 
B)  intentional manipulation of data by police 
C)  technological changes 
D)  all of these are sources of UCR distortion

Question 15

The Uniform Crime Reports categorize criminal behavior into Part I and Part II offenses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which type of hate crime bias is most common according to the UCR?

Accepted Answer

A)  religion and ethnicity 
B)  sexual orientation 
C)  disability 
D)  race 
A)  religion and ethnicity 
B)  sexual orientation 
C)  disability 
D)  race

Question 17

Group A offenses provide data about street crime; Group B offenses provide data on corporate crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Historical criminological data is implicitly comparative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Uniform Crime Reports may be a measure of police activity rather than crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Professional Thief by Edwin Sutherland and Tragic Magic by Stuart Hills and Ron Santiago are examples of what kind of research?

Accepted Answer

A)  participant observation 
B)  comparative-historical 
C)  self-report surveys 
D)  biographical 
A)  participant observation 
B)  comparative-historical 
C)  self-report surveys 
D)  biographical

Tearoom Trade by Laud Humphreys and The Nude Beach by Jack Douglas and Paul Rasmussen are examples of what kind of research?

Self-report studies provide victim-based data for estimating the prevalence and incidence of crime.

How often are NCVS participants interviewed?

Using NCVS data we know that ______ of all victimizations are reported to police.

Victimization data allows analysts to estimate how much crime exists that is

Self-report studies provide

Comparative criminology allows criminologists to view crime from a variety of theoretical perspectives.

Who compiles the Unified Crime Reporting statistics (UCR)?

Police face pressures to have both high and low numbers of arrests.

Although life-histories and criminal biographies may not be generalizable, they nonetheless offer useful information about crime and criminality.

What is the hierarchy rule?

Where are murder rates highest according to the UCR?

The UCR provides information on

Which of the following is not a cause of distortion of UCR data?

The Uniform Crime Reports categorize criminal behavior into Part I and Part II offenses.

Which type of hate crime bias is most common according to the UCR?

Group A offenses provide data about street crime; Group B offenses provide data on corporate crime.

Historical criminological data is implicitly comparative.

The Uniform Crime Reports may be a measure of police activity rather than crime.

The Professional Thief by Edwin Sutherland and Tragic Magic by Stuart Hills and Ron Santiago are examples of what kind of research?

The Problem of Crime

Social Structure, Anomie, and Crime

Delinquent Subcultures, Subcultures of Delinquency, and the Labeling

Social Learning Theory and Social Control Theort

The Conflict Tradition

Feminist and Critical Criminologies

Inequality, Crime, and Victimization

Property Crime

Interpersonal Violence

White-Collar Crime

Political Crime

Comparative Criminology and Globalization

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Exam 2: The Measurement of Crime

Tearoom Trade by Laud Humphreys and The Nude Beach by Jack Douglas and Paul Rasmussen are examples of what kind of research?

Self-report studies provide victim-based data for estimating the prevalence and incidence of crime.

How often are NCVS participants interviewed?

Using NCVS data we know that ______ of all victimizations are reported to police.

Victimization data allows analysts to estimate how much crime exists that is

Self-report studies provide

Comparative criminology allows criminologists to view crime from a variety of theoretical perspectives.

Who compiles the Unified Crime Reporting statistics (UCR)?

Police face pressures to have both high and low numbers of arrests.

Although life-histories and criminal biographies may not be generalizable, they nonetheless offer useful information about crime and criminality.

What is the hierarchy rule?

Where are murder rates highest according to the UCR?

The UCR provides information on

Which of the following is not a cause of distortion of UCR data?

The Uniform Crime Reports categorize criminal behavior into Part I and Part II offenses.

Which type of hate crime bias is most common according to the UCR?

Group A offenses provide data about street crime; Group B offenses provide data on corporate crime.

Historical criminological data is implicitly comparative.

The Uniform Crime Reports may be a measure of police activity rather than crime.

The Professional Thief by Edwin Sutherland and Tragic Magic by Stuart Hills and Ron Santiago are examples of what kind of research?

The Problem of Crime

Social Structure, Anomie, and Crime

Delinquent Subcultures, Subcultures of Delinquency, and the Labeling

Social Learning Theory and Social Control Theort

The Conflict Tradition

Feminist and Critical Criminologies

Inequality, Crime, and Victimization

Property Crime

Interpersonal Violence

White-Collar Crime

Political Crime

Comparative Criminology and Globalization

Filters